Kyle Hayes

Kyle made his Northern League bow with Ashington back in 2008-09, and has also played for West Allotment Celtic, Morpeth Town and Whitley Bay, where he was named Northern League Young Player of the Year in 2010-11.

First choice at Hillheads for two seasons before winning the league title with Spennymoor in 2014 then Shildon in 2016.

He then had a season and a half at North Shields, and joined Consett in February 2018 after a successful loan spell.

He was a key member of our Durham Challenge Cup-winning side in 2018, which he followed with an excellent season last time out, missing only three games and being named joint-player of the year.